Geography & Geology West Sikkim

West Sikkim covers an area of 1,166 square kilometres (450 sq mi). Attractions include the Khecheopalri Lake, where, according to legend, not a leaf is allowed to fall on the surface of the lake and the Dubdi Monastery, the first monastery of the state.

The economy is mainly agrarian, despite most of the land being unfit for cultivation owing to the precipitous and rocky slopes.